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Texas Tech football adds Houston defensive tackle Anthony Holmes from transfer portal
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The Texas Tech football team continues to bolster its defensive front through the transfer portal.
On Wednesday, the Matador Club, Tech's NIL collective, announced the commitment of defensive tackle Anthony Holmes Jr. , who spent the last three years at Houston . He has two years of eligibility remaining.
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Playing under Texas Tech 's new defensive coordinator Shiel Wood in 2024, Holmes (6-foot-2, 295 pounds) registered 40 tackles, two sacks and seven quarterback hurries for the Cougars. He had a career-high seven tackles in the Nov. 23 game against Baylor.
Houston Cougars defensive lineman Anthony Holmes Jr. (18) attempts to tackle Utah Utes quarterback Isaac Wilson (11) during the second quarter at TDECU Stadium.
Holmes appeared in 12 games as a redshirt freshman in 2023, earning three starts and totaling 21 tackles, 4.5 tackles for a loss and 2.5 sacks. He was eighth in the Big 12 in quarterback pressures and ninth in hurries.
Holmes is the third defensive tackle to join the Red Raiders through the transfer portal. Previous commitments at the position include Skyler Gill-Howard from Northern Illinois and Lee Hunter from UCF . Earlier Wednesday, Trevon McAlpine announced he would be entering the transfer portal after playing in 10 games for the Red Raiders this season.
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This article originally appeared on Lubbock Avalanche-Journal: Houston DT Holmes commits to Texas Tech football out of transfer portal
